Meaning and history
German form of Frederick, Friedrich was the name borne by several rulers of the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, and Prussia, as well as by the philosophers Friedrich Engels (1820–1895) and Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900).
20062006: 6 births, rank #10,662
2007: 9 births, rank #8,173
2008: 9 births, rank #8,324
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: 10 births, rank #7,591
20112011: 15 births, rank #5,675
2012: 9 births, rank #8,158
2013: 10 births, rank #7,537
2014: 17 births, rank #5,252
2015: 20 births, rank #4,711
20162016: 12 births, rank #6,726
2017: 14 births, rank #6,060
2018: 17 births, rank #5,320
2019: 26 births, rank #4,003
2020: 16 births, rank #5,451
20212021: 28 births, rank #3,814
2022: 21 births, rank #4,701
2023: 17 births, rank #5,470
2024: 20 births, rank #4,890
20252025: 29 births, rank #3,757
In 2025, 29 babies were recorded with the name Friedrich, ranking #3,757 among boys.